if the ball is red, then it will bounce higher

Who wants to play with a fast ball when you first start. Imagine you are new to a game and you have the choice between a “fast” ball” or a “super slow” ball? Which are you going to choose? The super slow one, right. I believe that the naming has caused a lot of issues for new players. The last point I want to make is how we have “named” the balls. The tests are not perfect, but they are a start.

I also created some self-tests for people to use to give them something practical to see. I did this because I truly believe that most people who do play with a double yellow don’t even know that they are doing anything wrong. You rightly call on the governing bodies to actively promote the single yellow dot and I support that, but we also need to do our part too.įorgive the blatant self-promotion, but I created posters for people to put up on club notice boards to draw attention to the issue. Who doesn’t want to be considered a pro, right?Īs you mention you your article, we have this same discussion every year but what we lack is ACTION. This naming actually causes the wrong people (club players) to aspire to using the ball. In many ways we already do that because the Dunlop box carries the word “pro”, which is saying the same thing as “elites”. One thing I don’t completely agree with you about is calling the double yellow dot “FOR ELITES ONLY”.

If the ball is red, then it will bounce higher